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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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